NFL Player News

Pierce exited early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Jaguars with a right shoulder injury, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.

Prior to his exit from the contest, Pierce had caught three of his six targets for 25 yards. According to Boyd, Pierce was sporting a big wrap on the shoulder on the sideline once he checked out of the game, making his status one to monitor heading into the Colts' Week 7 matchup with the Browns. Indianapolis will be left with Michael Pittman, Josh Downs, Isaiah McKenzie and Amari Rodgers as its options at receiver for the rest of Sunday's contest.

Hill (leg) returned to Sunday's game against the Panthers, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

Per Jeff Howe of The Athletic, Hill's exit from the contest was due to cramping, and the wideout is now back in action and looks poised to continue to serve as a key target for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

Metcalf (hip) returned to Sunday's game against the Bengals for the Seahawks' first drive of the fourth quarter, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

Initially listed as questionable to return after checking out of the game in the third quarter to get his hip injury evaluated, Metcalf came out of the locker room and was back on the field for the Seahawks' next possession. The Seahawks should provide an update after the game regarding whether Metcalf's hip issue is something that the team will have to keep a close eye on moving forward.

The Chargers added Palmer to their injury report for Monday's game against the Cowboys, listing him as questionable with a groin injury.

Palmer had been a full practice participant all week, but he may have picked up the injury at some point during the team's final session Saturday. In any case, his late addition to the injury report suddenly muddles his status for Monday and leaves fantasy managers who were planning on including him in Week 6 lineups in a tough position. While logging a season-high 85 percent snap share in the Chargers' last game Week 4 against the Raiders, Palmer recorded three catches for 77 yards on eight targets. With Mike Williams (knee) out for the season, Palmer should be primed for a big role the rest of the way if he can move past his own groin injury.

Metcalf suffered a hip injury in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Bengals and is questionable to return.

Metcalf recorded two catches for 30 yards on five targets before heading to the locker room for further evaluation. The Seahawks should have an update on Metcalf's status later Sunday.

Hardman is active for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Hardman is back in uniform after being a healthy scratch last week, and in the process he'll bolster a Jets' Week 6 WR corps led by Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, with Xavier Gipson and Irvin Charles also on hand.

Gipson (ankle) is active for Sunday's matchup against the Eagles.

Gipson was listed as questionable after picking up an ankle injury late in Week 6 prep, but he'll still be available Sunday. The undrafted rookie plays primarily on special teams, handling kick- and punt-return duties, but his offensive snaps have increased in each of the past two weeks.

Samuel (shoulder) has been ruled out for a return to Sunday's game against the Browns, Lindsey Pallares of the 49ers' official site reports.

Samuel failed to haul in his lone target and carried twice for 11 yards before exiting in the first half with the shoulder injury. The 49ers haven't revealed the extent of the issue, but Samuel could be headed for an MRI as the team aims to get a full picture of the injury. Samuel will have slightly more time than usual to heal up from the injury with the 49ers traveling to Minnesota for a Monday night game in Week 7.

Hill headed to the locker room in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Panthers with a possible leg injury, Jeff Howe of The Athletic reports.

Hill checked out of the game after his leg appeared to be bothered him as he ran to the sideline on a 47-yard catch and run. Per David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Hill appeared to be walking to the locker room in no major discomfort, so he might just have been experiencing some cramping. Hill had compiled four catches for 126 yards and a touchdown on eight targets over the Dolphins' first seven possessions.

Thornton (shoulder) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Ben Volin of The Boston Globe reports.

Thornton was activated off injured reserve Saturday and is thus available to bolster a WR corps that will be without with JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion) and Demario Douglas (concussion) on Sunday. In that context, the speedy Thornton can step into a role in the team's Week 6 offense alongside DeVante Parker and Kendrick Bourne, with Jalen Reagor also on hand.